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Acculynk has worked directly with the following regional debit networks including PULSE, Accel, Star, NYCE, Shazam and CU24 to launch a single Global True Debit gateway that enables dynamic least cost routing across these networks for e-Commerce transactions.

Alliance Data Systems has introduced an EMV-based co-brand credit card solution with tap-and-pay functionality for its retail partners. The first of these dual-interface chip cards are co-branded with MasterCard and BJ’s Wholesale Club and the Fuel Rewards program.

Bankrate has reached a final settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that concludes the company’s part in its investigation related to its historical financial reporting for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Performance Horizon added two executives to meet the company’s growing global IT and communications needs. Alistair Wyse was appointed Chief Information Officer and Erik Mikisch was named Vice President of Marketing.

In the wake of China opening up is network Visa and MasterCard on June 1st China UnionPay (CUP) transaction volume continues to explode racking up a stunning 48% increase in 2014, following a solid gain of 37% in 2012. Last year, CUP’s bankcard interbank transaction volume hit 32.3 trillion yuan (US$ 5.18 trillion).

Japan’s JCB continues this year to expand its worldwide acceptance and issuance with new deals in Europe, as well as the LAC, ME and AP regions. Based on current metrics JCB is expected to surpass the US$500 billion in annual transaction value milestone by end-of-year (EOY) 2019. JCB racked up US$223 billion in transaction value last year, according to CardData.

Pakistan’s Bank of Khyber (BOK) and JCB have inked an agreement for the issuance of JCB Debit Cards. The Bank of Khyber is a provincial government bank owned by Government of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and based in Peshawar, Pakistan, presently with 119 branches all over the country.

Gemalto and Samsung team to accelerate the deployment of Samsung Pay through Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Service Hub (TSH) . Gemalto and Samsung are actively working with payment issuers to roll out Samsung Pay to Europe.

Verifone achieved record North America net revenues for the third consecutive quarter driven by security needs and EMV migration, and increased demand for Petroleum, Media, and our Payment as a Service offerings.